Optec Expander MAX LSO Back Brace Features
- Plastic panels can be removed to adapt to all facets of patients rehabilitation
- Exterior rigid plastic panels can be removed as needed during different stages of therapy
- Lightweight and can be discreetly worn under normal clothing
- Comes with a hand air pump for easy inflation
- Indications:
– Burst Fx
– Bulging or herniated discs
– Degenerative disc disease
– Post-operative
– Sciatica
– Spinal stenosis
– Spondylolysis
– Spondylolisthesis
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Patient Fitting Instructions:
- Before applying the brace, deflate before every use. Turn air release valve counter-clockwise to deflate. Once deflated, turn valve clockwise to lock. Place Expander Max brace around your waist and center the back plastic panel on your back.
- Align front plastic panel on your abdomen and press firmly with your left hand.
- Pull right side of soft panel with velcro snug over the left velcro attachment.
- Proceed to connect the Hand Air Pump to the air intake valve. Proceed to use Hand Air Pump to inflate brace by pumping until the gauge reaches green-yellow area (10-14 psi). Do not exceed to red area to prevent damage to the brace. Detach Hand Air Pump from valve and Expander Max is ready to wear.
Care and General Guidelines:
- Remove plastic front and back panels.
- Deflate completely and turn the air release valve clockwise tightly to shut off and prevent water from entering the brace.
- Place Expander Max in the mesh laundry bag included to prevent damage.
- Use neutral detergent and select light cycle.
- When drying, do not expose to direct heat (heater or sunlight); air dry.
- Never iron or dry clean. If not rinsed well after washing, residual soap may cause skin irritation and product deterioration.
- It is not uncommon for your body to change size under the spinal brace, because of the compression of the brace and because of a reduction in post-surgical swelling.
- If you change enough in size that you can no longer achieve good compression, see your practitioner for a follow-up visit to resize or replace your brace.
- Your practitioner knows your medical status and is using the spinal brace as one part of your total care.
- It is important to follow his or her instructions exactly, even if they differ from some of the preceding guidelines.
